Comment straight from the transcript
Select a line in the transcript and the note pins itself to that word's timecode. No scrubbing to find the moment.
Open a video for review and the comment panel has two views: Comments, the flat list of notes, and Transcript, the same conversation laid over the spoken words. In the Transcript view every line is a live handle, and the fastest way to leave a note is to select the words the note is about.
Switch the panel to Transcript
On a review page, click Transcript in the panel header beside the player (video clips only). If the clip has no transcript yet, the view offers Generate transcript on a capable device: see How to transcribe a video.
The Transcript view: the same conversation laid over the spoken words, with notes interleaved.
Select words to comment or mark up
Highlight any line or phrase. A small action bar appears with two choices:
- Comment moves the player to the first word you selected, quotes your selection into the comment box, and stamps the note with that word's timecode. The composer shows the captured time with a small *from transcript* label; click the x beside it to use the playhead instead.
- Markup moves the player to that moment and opens the drawing tools, so you draw straight on the frame the words belong to. Markup needs the drawing tools on the link's plan.
"The line about the warranty" stops being a hunt and becomes a click: the words are the moment.
Click any line to jump
Click a line's timecode or any word and the player seeks there (it never starts playback on its own). While the video plays, the current word highlights and the transcript scrolls along with the voice. Scroll away and it stops following; a Jump to current button brings you back to the spoken word.
Notes live between the lines
In the Transcript view, existing comment threads sit under the exact line they were made on, and notes without a timecode gather at the top under General notes. Switching between Comments and Transcript changes the view, not the place: the video stays put and the comment box below is shared by both.
To hand the words off as captions or a notes document, see Export captions and transcripts.
Questions
Can the people I send the link to comment from the transcript too?
Yes. Reviewers on a review link get the same Transcript view with no account. If commenting is turned off on the link, the transcript still reads and follows playback, but the selection bar does not appear.
What happens if I select words across several lines?
The note pins to the first word you selected, and the whole selection is quoted into the comment box for context.
Why is there no Transcript toggle on my clip?
The Transcript view appears on video clips only. For images, documents, and audio files the panel shows the comment list alone.
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